ZIP 19518 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 19518 (Berks County, Pennsylvania) lands at 20/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (92/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (91/100)). The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (45/100), institutional ownership (20/100), mortgage stress (8/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (20/100) and mortgage stress (8/100). Structural exposure scores 45 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale.

The expansion-phase market in 19518 posted values that rose 8.4% over the year, and 23% higher over three years, at 63/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Population is roughly 16,793 with a median age of 42. There are about 6,382 housing units across 19518. Vacancy runs 4.6%. The tenure split is 86% owner-occupied to 14% rented. About 39% have a four-year degree. Households earn a median $114,954 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. Roughly 9.5% live below the poverty line. On demographic stress specifically, 19518 scores 24/100. A median home runs $354,700 here, or 2.9 times local income. Rent burden reaches 27% of tenant households.

Broadly, 19518 is a steadier market — the deals are the exceptions, not the rule. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.